Lib Tech Lando with K2 Sweaters my view
Why do I subject myself to riding a company that has a Bullet Hype Train? This I just can’t fathom, I think I’m a fucking moron half the time for even attempting to ride this. But oh well I do it because I love it in some sick sadistic way. Needless to say here’s what I had to say about the Lando.
Board: Lib Tech Lando Phoenix BTX
Size: 160
Bindings: K2 Sweaters size large
Stance: 22.5
Angles: 18 negative 15 goofy
Boots: K2 T1 DB size 10
My Weight: 165
Resort: Loveland
Conditions: When I snagged this board the wind subsided, sun was out, and only light fluffy flakes of snow coming down.
Mindset: God here we go again.
Tunes: L.A. Guns
Preconceived Notions: What else can I fucking say about Mervin that I haven’t said before. Sometimes I just don’t understand why I even bother with this company but hey I wanted a board I could go charge on after riding jibsticks all morning and I figured this would be a good choice.
Flex: Stiff, stiff, with a side of stiff thrown in for good measure. I understand the fact this is Lando’s pro model and he charges HARD! But man this thing was rediculous it was like riding an Oak door down the hill.
Stability: With this much of a plank of course it was stable. I’m fairly sure if I ran over a moose it would have been like going over a garden hose. At speeds it was fine and dandy. When going slower it was still fine. This things banana tech wasn’t that noticable.
Ollies/Pop: I wish I could have but this thing was just to much of a plank for me to do it on. It took a lot of effort to get this to pop.
Butterability: Non existant for myself
Cruising: The new generation of MTX is better. I could lay this thing on edge and point it and be fine, but getting in a tight Euro carve was pretty hard. The flex wasn’t conduscive to it which really pissed me off.
Jibbing: Unless you count the tips of the small pines poking through as jibbing it just didn’t have in mind.
Rider in Mind: Mark Landvik or some guy thats a fucking sasquatch that wants to hard charge and thats it.
Personal Thoughts: Fuck you Mervin. Going out of business sale 1st of the year. But I will buy Quiksilvers stock solely for the fact if they get bought out or merge I might make some money.
Binding Compatibility: I know the K2 Formulas inside and out. This is the binding I rock for my daily use.
Binding Adjustability: I could be blind folded and drunk and adjust this binding no questions asked. The flip lock on the straps is ideal for on the fly adjustments.
Straps: The caddy strap really didn’t feel that much different than my Formulas. Frankly for 40 bucks more why bother unless you really need that 40 oz. coozy and the colorway. The new dual strap works well as a cap. This year I actually switched over to rocking it like a cap and I’m loving it.
Highbacks: Perfect for charging on and jibby if you need it. I’ll have a real review of the formulas up once I get a chance to ride some half pipe.
Binding Flex: Perfect for me it gives where I need it and grips how I’d like it.
Ratchets: One finger quick release and locks down.
Rider in Mind: High level beginer to expert level rider. This is a very versatile binding.
Personal Thoughts: Thank god I got the Formulas and not the Sweaters the price difference really isn’t worth it to me.
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what do you weigh 120 pounds? Fucking lightweight
this sounds like a funny board, av-man! actually want to ride it. why aren´t you surprised? i´ll see about those LA guns, too.
What I’m 165 I don’t think that classifies as a light weight. Oh you know you want the L.A guns don’t deny it.
dude, hit the fucking gym? 165 lbs?????lollolooloololool Lando is only a stiff deck for emo/skateboard guys like yourself(no disrespect)…Anyway…good review….mAkes a hard-charging 200lb powerful rider like myself sure that I’m killing it on this deck this year… Nice work.
I love how it’s the typical jock answer of hit the gym. Gee so when I was 225lbs and found decks stiff would you say the same thing? Go take some more HGH and chuck a Jagerbomb bro!
I’ll pop some juice just for you.
Keep the lib reviews coming……(i seriously like your reviews)
Seems like you don’t like Lib Tech…I haven’t ridden one of their board and I don’t think I ever will because they talk to snowboarders like if we are fu$king idiots: bananas,etc…
Anyway I have an overall question regarding brands, most of them tell the same fu$king propaganda: we are snowboarders and we want to make boards fun to ride with the most performant materials, blabla…
(Even O-matic made fun at first of this bullshit statement but is now doing exactly the same thing).
Never Summer, K2, Ride, Rome, Salomon, Burton, Stepchild,Technine,Capita, etc… they all make at least couple of boards that are fun and good quality board. I am looking at buying a new board and have narrowed my choices but now I realize that it comes down to the graphic and I feel lame about that. So in your opinion most snowboarders pick a board because of the graphic or the perception they have of a brand?
People are retarded that’s my general consensus when it comes to choosing decks.
Next time try a Mervin-Board that suits you better:
for example a 154 TRS Flex 5, a 153 Skate Banana or a Box Scratcher
Coming from a flex 2 or 3 , it certainly is a huge change to ride on a Flex 6 or 7.
The review sounds like this for me:
I’m a light-weight Park-Guy, used to soft Jibb-Boards, looking for a Board for all but Park.
So let’s try one of the hardest Boards of a Brand that I hate and pretend to be impartial.
I don’t need muscles and adaption to know how to use any new board.
I’m a natural talent and if a board doesn’t fit my needs at once, it is crap.
My weight is 188lbs (85kg) and after 30 days on the Jamie Lynn which has the same flex as the Lando I can butter it, the flex feels quite nice, very stable and responsive. It feels great on the slopes, in the Backcounty off bigger jumps and gives confidence. Also on the Travis Rice Flex 7 Butters are feeling great. But I started Buttering with a 149 Skate Banana Flex 5 becaus a Subzero Flex 2 was much too soft and unstable for me.
I haven’t been jibbing a lot and that’s why I can’t say anything bad about soft Jibb-Boards.
So perhaps try more Freeriding before you judge a Board so unprofessional like you have done here.
It was a straight fucking turd. I’ve ridden more boards than you, more free ride boards than you, know how a board should ride, and know what makes a board a turd. Don’t like it don’t cry about it because I pointed out exactly what it was. Wet lay up is one of the dumbest processes in snowboarding and makes boards way too heavy, stiff, and dead. Also if you believe those flex number ratings mean anything you’re a fucking moron.